Farmar touched by Wooden

Jordan Farmar didn't play for John Wooden at UCLA, but the legendary coach influenced him nonetheless by just being around campus and at basketball games.

And the Lakers guard wasn't the only one.

"(Wooden) is part of the whole aura of the university, it's why you go there," Farmar said. "You put on that jersey with UCLA across the front and you know that it's something that he helped create, helped build and you have a responsibility not only to you and your family but to the person of the legacy that is left behind.

"To wear that uniform and have that feeling, its something much bigger than yourself."

Famar attended several functions with Wooden and each time came away impressed by the former Bruins coach because he continued "to abide by what he preached."

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